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Cottage Grove Speedway Results

SATURDAY’S RESULTS 360 Sprints A Feature 1: 1. 21WR-Jake Wheeler, [2]; 2. 22-Garen Linder, [6]; 3. 18T-Tanner Holmes, [13]; 4. 6A-Kyle Miller, [4]; 5. 7-Tyler Thompson, [1]; 6. 5N-Seth Nunes, [3]; 7. 85-Ricky Ashley, [7]; 8. 12S-Steven Snawder, [5]; 9. 10K-Don Waddell, [9]; 10. 98H-Matt…

Wheeler earns milestone victory at CGS

Jake Wheeler, who won the 360 Sprint race Saturday, is the first Oregon driver to win in the division since September 2017 Josh Ryan Photo/Special to The Chronicle It was ”Kids Night” on Saturday at Cottage Grove Speedway, making it the only evening of racing…

Bader boys are racing onto world BMX stage

The three Bader Boys, (from left) are right at home on their bikes and on their home track: Emerald Valley BMX in Eugene. Maricel Teague/Special to The Chronicle After competing in local, regional and national BMX races for up to 10 years, amassing shelves and…

Olive oil for your health

In a presentation this week about healthy fats, we covered the various categories of fats, saturated monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated, and the ”saturation” in these fats refers to the hydrogen bonds, with the more saturated options being the sturdiest, most stable. All the fats we have…

Pantry kitchen reaches $10k grant-match milestone

Dr. Matthew Bahen of Emerald Valley Dental in Creswell presents Creswell Food Pantry manager Susan Blachnik with a check for $2,000, enabling Community Food for Creswell to reach the $10,000 threshold necessary to earn grant-matching money from Oregon Food Bank toward the installation of a…

Carousel Corner

Photo provided Master Woodcarver Ken Means offered to paint this carousel horse, bringing it to life for a CG resident, Nadine Kelley, who had ”adopted” a carousel horse. Pictured are the before (top) and after photos of Kelley’s horse, which was recently returned to her.

Baker elected VFW post commander

Camren Baker has been elected post commander for Creswell VFW. Photo provided Creswell VFW Post 4039 has elected and installed officers for fiscal year 2019-20. Camren Baker has been elected post commander, Tony Jaques as senior vice commander and Bob Beck as junior vice commander.…

Creswell Library reopens in west wing

Standing in the under-construction east wing of the library, Creswell Library Director Su Liudahl (left) confers with Old Mill Cabinets General Manager Brian Courtright (center) and Job Superintendent Derek Shively. Gini Davis/The Creswell Chronicle More than a decade in the making as funds were drummed…

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